Esterilizadas en nombre de la Salud Pública: raza, inmigración y control reproductivo en California en el siglo XX
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: This article explores the history of involuntary sterilization in California, connecting the approximately 20.000 operations performed on patients in state institutions between 1909 and 1979 to the federally funded procedures carried out at Los Angeles County Hospital in the early 1970s. In addition to highlighting the confluence of factors that facilitated a widespread sterilization abuse in the early 1970s, this article traces the longevity of pro-sterilization arguments predicated on the protection of the public health and resources. This historical overview raises important questions about the lingering legacy of eugenics in contemporary California and the ongoing struggle for women's reproductive rights in the Americas.
Source: Salud Colectiva
DOI: 10.18294/sc.2006.64
Author: Alexandra Minna Stern
Institution: University of Michigan
Language: Spanish
Topic: Medical History and Research
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4241634955